Dr. John Lott had a piece in National Review on a different type of crime (vote fraud). Democrats keep claiming that voter fraud is a myth. But voter fraud has mattered in plenty of American elections. Take Lyndon Johnson’s election to the U.S. Senate in 1948, when...
op-ed
CPRC at Real Clear Policy: “The Government May Be Allowed to Ban Books and Movies”
Dr. John Lott and Professor Bradley Smith have a piece at Real Clear Policy about campaign finance laws and the implication: Believe it or not, this election will determine whether political appointees can prohibit books and movies released during election years that...
CPRC in the Reno Gazette-Journal: “Mistakes, consequences if Question 1 passes”
With the latest polls showing Bloomberg's initiative on gun control a much closer race, 49% for Bloomberg initiative and 45% against (from CBS Channel 8 in Las Vegas), this piece will help voters make a better informed decision. From today's Reno Gazette-Journal:...
CPRC in the Washington Post: “There is no particular risk in allowing concealed carry on campus”
Dr. John Lott had a letter in the Washington Post responding to a piece in the previous Sunday's paper by Daniel Webster and Ronald Daniels. The letter is as follows: In their Oct. 23 Sunday Opinion essay, “Guns on campus only invite tragedies,” Daniel Webster and...
CPRC in the New York Daily News pointing out how much of a mess the background check system is
Dr. John Lott's newest piece in the politics section of the New York Daily News starts this way: Just in time for the election, the New York attorney general has released a new statewide study showing that many crime guns originated from other states. Attorney General...
CPRC at Fox News: “If Clinton wins, America, kiss your right to self-defense good-bye”
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Fox News: In terms of individual rights, there has probably never been so much at stake in a presidential election. If Hillary Clinton wins, Americans will soon lose the right of self-defense in their own homes. Wednesday night in Las...
CPRC in Maine’s Sun Journal on Michael Bloomberg’s gun control initiative on their ballot
Dr. John Lott has a oped in Maine's Sun Journal about the Michael Bloomberg gun control initiative being pushed there. Let’s say a stalker is threatening a female friend of yours. She asks you if she can borrow your handgun. She is trained and has no criminal record....
CPRC in the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Bloomberg’s Initiative
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed in the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Bloomberg's initiative requiring background checks on the private transfer of guns. Let’s say a stalker is threatening a female friend of yours. She asks you if she can borrow your handgun. She is...
CPRC at Fox News: “Guns, the Second Amendment and what you should hear from Clinton and Trump”
Dr. John Lott has a new piece up at Fox News At this Sunday’s town-hall style presidential debate the public is able to vote for their favorite questions. The ABC News and CNN moderators plan on using the 30 questions that receive the most votes. Largely because of...
CPRC at the Philadelphia Inquirer: “Trump law-and-order platform would help blacks”
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed at the Philadelphia Inquirer on the New York Times claim that Trump's "law and order" campaign is just code for racism. Is Donald Trump's "law and order" campaign just code for racism? The media and Hillary Clinton sure believe so. After...
Op-ed in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on “A real difference in how to battle terror”: Gun Control versus Immigration Restrictions
Dr. John Lott has a op-ed in today's Minneapolis Star Tribune on two different approaches on how to battle terrorism. The piece contrasts the push for more gun control with other approaches. (This piece was done outside Lott's work with the CPRC and his affiliation...
CPRC at Fox News: “What Donald Trump knows about Hillary Clinton and her bodyguards”
Dr. John Lott has a new piece at Fox News on the most recent uproar about Donald Trump's comments and guns. Was Donald Trump inciting violence against Hillary Clinton when he spoke last Friday about disarming her bodyguards? Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton’s vice...